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304. Muḥammad bin ‘Amr bin ‘Aṭā’ narrated from Abū Ḥumaid As-Sā’idī, he (Muḥammad) said: “I heard him saying – while he was among ten of the Companions of the Prophet ﷺ, one of whom was Abū Qatādah bin Rib’ī – ‘I am the most knowledgeable among you of the Ṣalāt of Allāh’s Messenger ﷺ.’ They said: ‘You did not precede us in his companionship, nor were you in his company more than us.’ He said: ‘Even still.’ They said: ‘Go ahead.’ So he said: ‘When Allāh’s Messenger ﷺ stood for Ṣalāt he would stand with his back straight and raise his hands until they were at the level of his shoulders. Then he would say: (Allāhu Akbar) “Allāh is Most Great” and bow. Then he would straighten (his back) so that he would not lower his head, nor raise it, and he placed his hands on his knees. Then he said: (Sami’ Allāhu liman ḥamidah) “Allāh listens to those who praise Him.” and he raised his hands and stood up straight until all of his bones completely returned to their places. Then he went down to the ground prostrating, then he said: (Allāhu Akbar) “Allāh is Most Great.” Then he held his upper-arms away from his midsection, and opened his toes on his feet (facing the Qiblah), then he bent his left foot and sat on it then straightened up until all of his bones completely returned to their
places, then he went down to prostrate. Then he said: (Allāhu Akbar) "Allāh is Most Great," then he bent his foot and sat and straightened up until all of his bones completely returned to their places. Then he got up. Then in the second Rak'ah he did the same as that, such that when he stood from the two prostrations, he said the Takbīr and raised his hands until they were at the level of his shoulders as he did when he opened the Ṣalāt. Then he did like that until it was the Rak'ah in which his Ṣalāt was to end, when he moved his left foot over and sat on his side (in the Mutawarrik position). Then he said the Taslīm." (Ṣaḥīḥ)
Abū 'Eisā said: This Hadīth is Hasan Ṣaḥīḥ. The meaning of: "[And he raised his hands] when he stood from the two prostrations" is when he stood from two Rak'ah.
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Commentary
1. It is proven from this Hadīth that the calmness and satisfaction in performing the acts of prayer is essential.
2. Hands are raised at four places: In the beginning of the prayer, bowing to Rukū', standing up from Rukū' and when standing up for the third Rak'ah.
